Housing density: 159 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $251,692.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,264 (lower quartile is $1,039, upper quartile is $1,645)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,252
Median gross rent in Ellington, CT in 2022: $1,421
Housing units in Ellington with a mortgage: 2,431 (169 second mortgage, 414 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 698
In family households: 112,649 (26,574 male householders, 10,133 female householders)
29,922 spouses, 38,844 children (36,460 natural, 1,015 adopted, 1,369 stepchildren), 1,606 grandchildren, 688 brothers or sisters, 931 parents, foster children, 693 other relatives, 2,519 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 23,925 (8,485 male householders (5,980 living alone)), 9,285 female householders (7,198 living alone)), 6,155 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16,117 (4,028 institutionalized population)
24,754 married couples with children.
5,247 single-parent households (1,309 men, 3,938 women).
93.5% of residents of Ellington speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 729 (5.2%)
(73.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Ellington, Connecticut
731995 to March 2000
721990 to 1994
821985 to 1989
361980 to 1984
331975 to 1979
271970 to 1974
521965 to 1969
92Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 2,719 (16.1%)
German: 2,052 (12.2%)
Italian: 1,980 (11.7%)
French: 1,812 (10.7%)
English: 1,611 (9.6%)
Polish: 1,524 (9.0%)
Other: 1,189 (7.0%)
French Canadian: 585 (3.5%)
United States: 533 (3.2%)
Swiss: 517 (3.1%)
Swedish: 406 (2.4%)
Lithuanian: 289 (1.7%)
Scottish: 280 (1.7%)
Russian: 207 (1.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 164 (1.0%)
Greek: 159 (0.9%)
Hungarian: 136 (0.8%)
Danish: 121 (0.7%)
Welsh: 98 (0.6%)
Portuguese: 82 (0.5%)
Arab: 81 (0.5%)
Slovak: 81 (0.5%)
Czech: 68 (0.4%)
Norwegian: 50 (0.3%)
Dutch: 48 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 42 (0.2%)
Subsaharan African: 24 (0.1%)
West Indian: 8 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
Ellington:
17.8% (83)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Poland
Ellington:
11.8% (55)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Philippines
Ellington:
8.8% (41)
Connecticut:
1.7% (6,247)
Germany
Ellington:
7.3% (34)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
Korea
Ellington:
4.5% (21)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Israel
Ellington:
4.3% (20)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,242)
Russia
Ellington:
3.6% (17)
Connecticut:
1.4% (5,021)
Venezuela
Ellington:
3.6% (17)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,213)
United Kingdom
Ellington:
3.2% (15)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
Japan
Ellington:
3.0% (14)
Connecticut:
0.9% (3,472)
India
Ellington:
3.0% (14)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Austria
Ellington:
2.8% (13)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,224)
Taiwan
Ellington:
2.6% (12)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,106)
Other Western Africa
Ellington:
2.4% (11)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,503)
Italy
Ellington:
1.9% (9)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Vietnam
Ellington:
1.9% (9)
Connecticut:
1.8% (6,680)
Other Western Europe
Ellington:
1.7% (8)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
Egypt
Ellington:
1.7% (8)
Connecticut:
0.3% (1,110)
Mexico
Ellington:
1.7% (8)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,282)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,612
Other state: 3,744
Northeast: 2,741
Midwest: 441
South: 365
West: 197
61% of Ellington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 124
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,230
Less than 1 year of college: 283
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 563
Associate degree: 429
Bachelor's degree: 935
Master's degree: 366
Professional school degree: 87
Doctorate degree: 38
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 104
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,351
Less than 1 year of college: 348
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 524
Associate degree: 526
Bachelor's degree: 838
Master's degree: 409
Professional school degree: 149
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,504
One, attached: 172
Two: 191
3 or 4: 310
5 to 9: 566
10 to 19: 452
20 to 49: 136
50 or more: 69
Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $526,180
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%